Tanner, Alabama
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Athens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35671. The Survey maps it on the Tanner quadrangle. It stands 666 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Tanner quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Tanner quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Tanner quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Tanner between 1994 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140925-003 |
| 22 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160922-11 |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190911-3 |
| 11 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Smoking | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 12764 SOMMERS RD, AL |
| 19 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tanner: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tanner in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2017: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Tornado (F3) | Tanner | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Tanner | $50,000 | A short-lived tornado initially touched down along Roy Long Road just west of Highway 31. Several trees were snapped and uprooted around a residential property. The residence itself sustained minor damage as narrow wooden front porch pillars were broken and shifted by the wind. Based upon this damage, the maximum winds were determined to be around 75 mph, which is a mid range EF-0 tornado. ||The tornado skipped northeast with additional damage along Highway 72, just west of Highway 31. Multiple signs atop a large metal pole were blown out and a portion of the metal siding was ripped off. The tornado weakened after this point, and lifted just northeast of the damaged location. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tanner | $50,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down just south of Tanner. Several mobile homes received considerable damage in the Lawson's Trailer Park. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tanner | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tanner | $1,000 | A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds at Tanner. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tanner | $200 | A large tree was knocked down across Stewart Road, north of Nuclear Plant Road in Tanner. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Tanner | - | Water reported running over numerous roads across Limestone County, particularly in the Tanner Community. Depth of water unknown at this time. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tanner | - | An estimated wind gust between 60 and 70 mph was reported. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Tanner | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Tanner | - | One inch hail was reported in Tanner. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Crossroads | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Country Club Acres | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Jones Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Batts Heights | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Murphree Place | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Southside | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Bonnie Doone | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Beulah Land | 3.4 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Tanner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473985 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 153647. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









